过眼烟云

Traditional: 過眼煙雲

guò yǎn yān yún

Dictionary entry

ephemeral (idiom)

What does 过眼烟云 mean?

过眼烟云 (guò yǎn yān yún) has the following dictionary meaning.

1ephemeral (idiom)

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过Guōsurname Guo 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco · CL:根[gen1]云yún(classical) to say

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过眼烟云

guò yǎn yān yún

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